Jon Christie's Media Timeline

By jon christie
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Media Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1439

    Printing Press

    This first Technology allows mass production of black and white writing, however only about 5% can read.

  • Journals

    Journals
    Journals allowed information to speed up change however it was mostly shared between scientists and engineers.

  • Magazine

    Magazine
    The first magazine was published in London. Tech now allows for monthly printing. The fact they are general interest magazines shows that more people can read. 1/3 of population can read.

  • Newspaper

    Newspaper
    The first newspaper in the UK. Tech now allows daily printing. This allows people to react to events the day after they have happened, speeding things up. Also creates role of reporter

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Allows real time communication across long distances. Used in commerce only.

  • Home Phone

    Home Phone
    Home phone enables people to talk to one another in real time. However only available to the rich

  • First radio broadcast

    First radio broadcast
    Millions sold around the world, state funded. First mass media broadcast into peoples homes.

  • Televison

    Televison
    BBC begins to broadcating TV state funded via licence payers. Very powerful media, today there are 24 million tvs in the world

  • Internet

    Internet
    Invention of the internet by the U.S MIlitary so that if one base was destroyed all others could still contact each other.

  • Cable TV

    Cable TV
    Allows mulitple channels to be selected by the televison, uses cables underground. Laid down building blocks for internet

  • Mobile Phone

    Mobile Phone
    First mobile phone goes on sale in the UK. Cost £2,000 and weighed 1kg boasting a 30 minutes talk time used in business a lot.

  • Sky TV

    Sky TV
    High tech 100's of channels avaible. Also allowed reporting on war/riots direct and live from the event.

  • Text messaging

    Text messaging
    The first ext message was sent and becomes the most popular form of communication between people. 1.2 billion texts sent a month.

  • Publically available Internet (1.0)

    Publically available Internet (1.0)
    Search for information, catch up on news, and buy things the basis of the internet we know today.

  • 3G Mobile

    3G Mobile
    Allows you to take pictures and video, effects each individual can become a reporter.

  • Internet (2.0)

    Internet (2.0)
    Social Networking begins to arise. A lot more internet traffic begins to be recieved.

  • 4G

    4G
    Mobile service allows for high speed access to the internet pretty much anywhere.

  • Internet (3.0)

    Internet (3.0)
    Becomes a tool that can organise and find things for you instead of you asking for it. The invention of clouds of data.